Medications
Novel injection repairs severe spinal cord injuries in mice
A brighter future could be in store for people with a spinal cord injury if new animal research pans out in humans.
Apr 14, 2022
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News tagged with treatment option
Medications
'Forgotten' antibiotic recovered for resistant bacterial infections
The results make it possible to expand the treatment options for infections for which few alternatives exist, while at the same time helping to avoid increasing resistance to the usual drugs. To this end, the study looked ...
Mar 9, 2022
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Medications
Erectile dysfunction drugs could help in the treatment of esophageal cancer
A group of drugs commonly used to treat erectile dysfunction may be able to boost the effect of chemotherapy in esophageal cancer, according to new research.
Jun 21, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
End-stage kidney disease and the power of decision-making
Older adults with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) and their caregivers can soon make more informed decisions about treatment options consistent with their values, and better communicate their choices to their families and ...
Oct 5, 2021
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Inflammatory disorders
Effective treatments for urticarial vasculitis
What treatments are available for patients with the rare inflammatory disease known as urticarial vasculitis? How effective are these treatments? Researchers from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin embarked on a systematic ...
Oct 31, 2018
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Medications
Herbs that protect the heart: Study shows bilobalide reduces cardiac damage in myocardial ischemia
The normal functioning of human body requires a steady flow of energy. This energy in the form of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is produced by breaking down carbon sources like glucose, lipids, or amino acids. The tricarboxylic ...
Feb 24, 2022
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Cardiology
Transcatheter mitral valve repair in heart failure patients significantly reduces hospitalizations and improves survival
Transcatheter mitral valve repair for heart failure patients with mitral regurgitation can reduce the long-term rate of hospitalizations by almost 50 percent, and death by nearly 30 percent, compared with heart failure patients ...
Mar 5, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Henry Ford Hospital first in United States to offer MKTP surgery as treatment option for vitiligo
Henry Ford Hospital is the first in the country to offer skin transplant surgery as part of its treatment portfolio for patients with the skin disease vitiligo.
Oct 25, 2011
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Medical research
Big study answers treatment question for little known kidney condition
The largest ever randomized controlled trial in IgA nephropathy has found that treatment with methylprednisolone—a cheap, widely used corticosteroid drug—halves the risk of losing kidney function and kidney failure, and ...
May 17, 2022
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Hearing and vision impairment linked to serious cognitive impairment in older adults
A new nationally representative study published online in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease Reports found hearing impairment and vision impairment to be independently associated with cognitive impairment.
May 4, 2022
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